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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII: The Earth and Her Inhabitants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these was NOT one of the kinds of souls believed in by medieval man?
(a) Vegetative.
(b) Sensitive.
(c) Conscious.
(d) Rational.

2. Which of the following was NOT a contributor to the model?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Dante's Divine Comedy.
(c) Ovid.
(d) The Bible.

3. Where did the prime mover live?
(a) The moon.
(b) The equator.
(c) The largest sphere.
(d) The ocean.

4. What is considered a perfect shape by medieval man?
(a) Pentagon.
(b) Square.
(c) Triangle.
(d) Circle.

5. What did Scipio Minor say is insignificant while he is in the sky?
(a) Choice and accountability.
(b) Creativity.
(c) World ambitions.
(d) Change.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the souls of the just go according to medieval beliefs?

2. What did geographers try to find the location of?

3. What led to the belief of unicorns?

4. What did the term "the end of the earth" mean to medieval people?

5. Why was it ironic for Lucan to be cited for scientific purposes?

(see the answer key)

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